The placement of the Springbok logo on the team’s Rugby World Cup jersey, is a temporary relocation – as well as the logos scaling – are to conform to the contractual requirements of the tournament organisers.

This placement only applies to World Rugby events. The Springbok logo has been placed on the left sleeve of the playing jersey. Other nations – such as Australia – also relocate their team emblem to the jersey sleeve for World Cup events.

The placement is not determined by the apparel sponsor; it is an inevitable consequence of the current regulations.

This would be the perfect excuse for the All Blacks and Springboks to opt out of RWC. Instead we could have a 24 match tour with a four test match series. The winner would obviosly be World Champions until the next test series between the two rugby nations.

This would make RWC irrelevant and a minor event for second tier nations.